"Mulan" July release date confirmed, "Black Widow" will not skip theatrical release

Disney CEO Bob Chapek recently confirmed in an interview with CNBC that "Mulan" will adhere to the rescheduled schedule after the first withdrawal and will be released in North America as planned on July 24. He reiterated that neither "Mulan" nor "Black Widow" will skip the theatrical release and instead choose to premiere on online streaming platforms.

Bob Chapek said he believed that there was a huge pent-up demand for theatrical films, and confirmed that "Mulan" would adhere to the re-scheduled release date after the first withdrawal, and would be released in North America on July 24 as planned: "I think that's a good release date for that particular movie." July 24 is also the new release date for "Mulan" in many parts of the world. Chapek expressed "optimism" that the film would be released on time in theaters around the world.

As for the restrictions on the capacity of reopened theaters in the United States (the maximum number of audiences in the theater can only reach 25% of the usual capacity), Chapek believes that from Monday to Thursday and Friday daytime, the audience going to the theater basically only reached 25% of the theater capacity. Only on Friday night and Saturday night when there are more people, the capacity limit will become a problem, and on Sunday night, it will also be a problem but not as big. He said that this problem can be solved and it will be decided by the cooperating theater chains.